I'm just back from a brief visit to the PassageMaker TrawlerFest in Stuart,
FL. About 50 boats on display including a fair number of used boats for sale.
Conspicuously absent this year are PDQ, Endeavour and Manta. The only
powercats in evidence are a couple of South African Leopards, a 37 and a 47, and
the weird, but interesting, Island Pilot DSe hybrid.
It looks as though the current selection of new powercat trawlers has
narrowed considerably - although I gather there will be a PDQ 34 at the Miami show.
Of course, that boat will be a 2-year-old Canadian model, production of new
boats in the USA appears to be somewhat delayed.
Henry Clews
www.snodoglog.com
PS: I have beached Sno' Dog on several occasions - in Florida & the Bahamas.
But everything Bob Deering said in his post is true. It does make for
great photos though!
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I'm just back from a brief visit to the PassageMaker TrawlerFest in Stuart,
FL. About 50 boats on display including a fair number of used boats for sale.
Conspicuously absent this year are PDQ, Endeavour and Manta. The only
powercats in evidence are a couple of South African Leopards, a 37 and a 47, and
the weird, but interesting, Island Pilot DSe hybrid.
It looks as though the current selection of new powercat trawlers has
narrowed considerably - although I gather there will be a PDQ 34 at the Miami show.
Of course, that boat will be a 2-year-old Canadian model, production of new
boats in the USA appears to be somewhat delayed.
Henry Clews
www.snodoglog.com
PS: I have beached Sno' Dog on several occasions - in Florida & the Bahamas.
But everything Bob Deering said in his post is true. It does make for
great photos though!
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Inauguration '09: Get complete coverage from the nation's
capital. (http://news.aol.com/main/politics/inauguration?ncid=emlcntusnews00000003)
